By Seth Daniel Councillor Luis Tejada apologized publicly on Monday night, June 20, at the conclusion of the Council meeting regarding a Facebook post he wrote two weeks ago regarding the safety of children and women in light of the…
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Hotel Cleanup Approaches $3 Million, City Manager Calls for Revised TIF
By Seth Daniel A clean-up that was supposed to cost about $1 million has ballooned to a $3 million project for the new Homewood Suites hotel going up across from Chelsea High School, prompting City Manager Tom Ambrosino to ask…
Ambrosino Proposes Ambitious Initiative,Parking Changes for Downtown Corridor
By Seth Daniel City Manager Tom Ambrosino is putting his money where his mouth has been in talking up his hopes for the downtown Broadway area – requesting the Council approve nearly $300,000 from Free Cash to dive into a…
Chelsea Art Walk 2016
Qamar Sabtow playing in the Michael Limberakis Drum Circle at the Chelsea Community Garden during the 2016 Art Walk on Saturday, June 11. The Art Walk took place on Saturday and Sunday with most of the action in Chelsea Square…
Busted:Feds,Chelsea Police Squash ES$G and 18th Street Gangs
By Seth Daniel In an affidavit issued in federal court late last week, special agents detailed numerous firearms sales, attempted murders, huge amounts of drug sales and a gang that said it was ready to go to war with the…
Councillors Call for Budget Process that Brings Taxpayer-Funded Non-Profits in for Discussion
By Seth Daniel Several city councillors, two most prominently, are praising a process that played out on Monday night where the non-profits CAPIC and North Suffolk Mental Health appeared to answer questions from the body about how taxpayer funds are…
Council to Debate Expenditures,Including Controversial Fire Overtime Pay
By Seth Daniel City Councillors will be debating a spending request from City Manager Tom Ambrosino in the coming weeks that calls for an additional $600,000 in fire overtime funds to be expended from the City’s Free Cash account. The…
Two-Way Tolling Testing to Roll Out this Summer on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge
By Seth Daniel A top state transportation official apologized to drivers this week after a Boston media outlet reported that tolling in both directions on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge is set to roll out this year – a plan that has…
CHS Graduation
Chelsea High Senior Genesis Montes couldn’t hold back her tears as she listened to the school choir perform, bringing back memories of her time at Chelsea High during the Class of 2016 Graduation Exercises on Sunday afternoon in Chelsea High…
Latino Americano Festival
Leonardo Ampuero (center) dances with his hat and teammates during a traditional Bolivian Caporales dance during the 10th annual Encuentro Folklorico Latino Americano Festival at Chelsea High School last Saturday, May 28. More than 100 people came to watch three…